Portland State University School of Architecture PresentsResearch Based Design Initiative Spring Symposium: Designing for Performance: High-Tech Meets Low-Tech

In this symposium, architecture firms participating in the School of Architecture's Research Based Design Initiative, with their student research teams, present collaborative research projects and discuss the role of computer-aided research in design.

Eike Roswag-Klinge is the founder of the Natural Building Lab at the Technical University of Berlin and co-initiator of ZRS Architecture and Engineering (2003). With his teams he undertakes research, planning and realization projects in diverse global contexts with a focus on holistic, climate adaptive design solutions that allow the reduction of technology. The focus of current research is the development of healthy low-tech building shells that can control humidity levels through the use of natural building materials such as earth and timber, as well as the development circular construction elements.

As co-founder of the DieNachwachsenseStadt Network, he pursues the resource positive development and densification of urban contexts with a focus on Berlin. Eike Roswag-Klinge and ZRS have been recognized by a number of international prizes and awards including the Aga Kahn Award for Architecture 2007, the KAIROS European Kulturpreis 2015, the Holcim Award in Gold 2011 Asia-Pacific and the BDA-Preis Berlin.

Portland State University School of Architecture’s Research Based Design Initiative is made possible by a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation and participating firms, SRG Partnership, ZGF Architects, Opsis Architecture, Bassetti Architects, Bora Architects, and Hacker Architects.